I like the smell of <x>, I just don't want to smell that way....

[tehtimmeh]

So as I have delved further into the fragrance game and as a result of many conversations with fragheads and normal people alike, I have come to a realization that there is a disparity between liking the way something smells and wanting to smell that way.

Example: I love the smell of coffee. That doesn't mean I want to go get a cologne that smells like coffee and wear it.

Making sense?

The gap between the two seems to be quite large with some people and quite small with others, which I find extremely interesting. Some people love the smell of dry erase board markers (I do!) and would not hesitate to put on a cologne that smelled that way (yikes!). Others love several scents, but can only wrap their heads around wearing something completely different from a cologne standpoint.

I've heard lots of others say this about quite common fragrance "themes" such as tobacco, leather, incense, vetiver, etc.

Using another personal example: I love the smell of smokey, raw, earthy vetiver. But I just can't get into wearing it as a fragrance. I'd love to hear some buy in from some of the rest of you around this topic!

[Evbo]

I can't resist...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBksHaTQCbU

[GianquiMan]

Now that the holidays are upon us some people like to use the holiday scented soaps. I like holiday smells and stuff...but I don't want to smell like a gingerbread cookie, pumpking pie, candy canes, pine trees, etc.

[tehtimmeh]

I can't resist...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBksHaTQCbU


Haha, If they made a Napalm smelling cologne, there is no doubt in my mind you would own a bottle Evan!

[Evbo]

Popcorn. Love it, love the smell, but I don't want to smell like it. Same with fresh-baked bread. And pizza. Pizza's a definite no. Oregano. Dill. Love the way they smell, but ... no thanks.

There are other foods, however, that I wouldn't mind smelling of. Like pumpkin pie (or maybe what I really mean is clove). Vanilla. Maple syrup ... as long as it's not overly sweet.

Whether the scents are gourmand or not, I think it depends not only on individual taste but on volume. For example, if there was a blend that used dill (for some unknown reason) but the dill was wayyyy back in the mix and actually added some tartness to the overall composite scent, then maybe it could work. But a dill soliflore? Uh, no.

[Schad]

I will take your thread in a little different direction.

There are some ingredients I like in frags, but I don't want the scent to be too one-dimensional toward that one ingredient.

Examples:

Tam Dao. Sandalwood type scent. But NOTHING ELSE. I like sandalwood type scents as a component of a frag, but not the ONLY THING.

Ambre Sultan. I like amber in fragrances when it's blended in, such as in Coromandel. But a mega-blast of amber is awful to me. Ambre Sultan is that dry ambery smell and too much of it. Ambre Narguile is a mega sweet amber that smells like apple sauce. TOO MUCH.

I like musk as a component also, but can't do MKK, Kiehl's , or the scent of Musc Ravageur because there is too much musk.

[scottb]

For myself, pretty much all gourmand scents. There are some beautiful fragrances centered around coffee, fruits, pralines, caramel, chocolate, etc. But while I love many of those scents, I do not want to smell like any of them.

Like Evbo, there are a couple exceptions where the foodie note is part of a greater composition. Santal Noble has a coffee note, but supporting stronger sandalwood /amber notes, which I like a lot.

[Schad]

I cant wait to get my Santal Noble decant!

[tehtimmeh]

I cant wait to get my Santal Noble decant!

It's good stuff. I'll be surprised if you like it. (All the more reason to make yourself like it :lol: )

[jakespoppy]

I know I've made that statement before, several times, that I "like the smell of a fragrance, but don't want to smell like it", but I can't recall which fragrances it was about. There isn't any type of fragrance (gourmand, fougere, etc) that I consistently like or don't like. For me, I think there are frags in every "theme" that I like, and ones that I don't care for. It might be easier if, for example, I just didn't like gourmands and loved all fougeres, but I like it the way it is. It makes it more fun and interesting, discovering which scents I like and which ones I don't, and even seeing if these change over time.

[rearviewmirror]

coffee, chicken wings, pizza.

also women.

[john parker]

I cant wait to get my Santal Noble decant!

Just received a sample of Santal Noble = nice!!! VERY nice!!! Could easily talk myself into a bottle for my wife and I, but have some other samples to get through before deciding, including a couple by Amouage.

[jakespoppy]

coffee, chicken wings, pizza.

also women.

I had to go back and look at the OP title for this to make sense. Felt like Johnny Carson doing his Carnac the Magnificent skit. :laugh:

[phil-d]

http://www.amazon.com/Demeter-Play-doh-Cologne-Spray-spray/dp/B00154W1UW

Just kidding, I actually don't care for the scent, and it's definitely not something I would like to smell like all day...

[jakespoppy]

http://www.amazon.com/Demeter-Play-doh-Cologne-Spray-spray/dp/B00154W1UW

Just kidding, I actually don't care for the scent, and it's definitely not something I would like to smell like all day...

Okay, I have been curious about that one. I think I remember what Play-Doh smells like, and it doesn't seem like one I would want to smell like. But it also doesn't seem like something I especially want to go out of my way to smell, either. And I didn't lick Elmer's White Paste, either - too much.